Over-the-counter head lice treatments are likely to fail

Tuesday, September 6, 2016 - 14:21 in Health & Medicine

A recent review on head lice treatments available in the United States described a marked decline in the effectiveness of permethrin/synergized pyrethrins (collectively pyrethroids), likely due to resistance arising from widespread and indiscriminate use over 30 years.

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